Austin FC

[Somnio 751]

[Pasken 1310]

 

[skittlebrau 474]

Zilker Park is technically Austin's biggest backyard right? Still, cool to see a local company on the building. And not one with an annoying name or logo.

[horn4life 3829]

They should have Omar and the F.C.'s play a set on opening day. Just for the F.C. of it!

I still wish I had bought some seat options, but I just didn't have anyone that would have regularly gone with me.  Sucks as I live out NW, and could totally see either before or after partying at the Domain as a part of the routine.  I'm sure I will end up finding some tickets now and again.  HOPEFULLY the product on the field will be put on a good show and some W's to keep things interesting.  Something new and cool for Austin that's for sure.

 

[skittlebrau 474]

If you like soccer, the work of Daniel Johnston and supporting mental health, we’ve got a deal for you.

 

 

[Bozo_Casanova 26773]

I like all those things

[MidTexHorn 822]

Ya know, I could actually see a group sing along at the end of games with "True Love Will Find You in the End" being pretty damn cool.

[Napoleon 8800]

4 hours ago, MidTexHorn said:

Ya know, I could actually see a group sing along at the end of games with "True Love Will Find You in the End" being pretty damn cool.

There's a woman I know whose health isn't the greatest, but she loves backdoor play.

Whenever I see the title of that song, I think of her. 

(I can't help turning into a 12 year-old when I see that song title. #honest)

[skittlebrau 474]

Hahahaha. Well, this took a turn.

[skittlebrau 474]

Designated player #2 on the books. Claudio also said on the press conference this morning that they are going to wait to see where the on field gaps are and signed the third DP this summer.

https://www.austinfc.com/post/2021/02/11/tom-s-pochettino-signs-austin-fc-designated-player-contract

 

Also, shameless plug for the podcast. Interviewed Jordan Enke this week about the stadium and learned some new things about the plans for ride share dropoff, bike parking and confirmation that the stadium is going to have 100% cashless payment.

https://podfollow.com/moontowersoccer/view

[Napoleon 8800]

A film short from a series sponsored by the Jersey sponsor, YETI, and one of the award winning producers of “TOWER”.

 

[skittlebrau 474]

Training camp and preseason friendly schedule out. St. Edward's closed to fans, but I don't think they can stop people from watching on the hill overlooking the field.

https://www.austinfc.com/post/2021/03/01/austin-fc-announces-preseason-training-camp-presented-st-davids-healthcare-ahead

Pulisic's brother also training with the club.

[Napoleon 8800]

7 hours ago, skittlebrau said:

Training camp and preseason friendly schedule out. St. Edward's closed to fans, but I don't think they can stop people from watching on the hill overlooking the field.

https://www.austinfc.com/post/2021/03/01/austin-fc-announces-preseason-training-camp-presented-st-davids-healthcare-ahead

Pulisic's cousin also training with the club.

https://goduke.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/will-pulisic/1316
 

5’11” goalie

[Blotto 23974]

Austin FC could do a better job proactively reaching out to people that bought season tickets with some updates on what the fuck we are gonna be looking at. I realize that there is some uncertainty still with the schedule but checking my email, they seem to have plenty of time to send out merch emails but nothing related to tickets. 

[skittlebrau 474]

12 hours ago, Blotto said:

Austin FC could do a better job proactively reaching out to people that bought season tickets with some updates on what the fuck we are gonna be looking at. I realize that there is some uncertainty still with the schedule but checking my email, they seem to have plenty of time to send out merch emails but nothing related to tickets. 

They don’t know what’s going to happen. What should they tell you? Seems like the Gov may have cleared things up this afternoon.

[Blotto 23974]

1 hour ago, skittlebrau said:

They don’t know what’s going to happen. What should they tell you? Seems like the Gov may have cleared things up this afternoon.

I don't know, it sounds like the earliest there can be games at Q2 will be June. But I'm only guessing thats the case because l haven't heard it from Austin FC. MLS has announced a season start date of April 17th. They must have some idea or plan for when paying customers will get to access the stadium they purchased tickets for. Are they just gonna text me the morning of the season opener. We're a couple months away from the season start and I haven't heard shit. Just seems strange.

 

 

 

[skittlebrau 474]

Expect to hear from them in mid-March or later.

 

 

[gsoda3 3358]

We got berhalter jr on loan.

[Guest Lobo]

What is exactly is a "Canadian 'Home' Match"?  You play an away game at a neutral site, eat at Tim Horton's afterwards, get slugged in the nuts, but everybody apologizes?  

Edited March 4, 2021 by Lobo

[Somnio 751]

[Somnio 751]

Earlier this afternoon I was leaving the South Congress HEB, and while driving down Congress Ave. near Fulmore Middle School the team was out for a run.  It was pretty cool seeing the squad decked out in their practice kits out for a jog.

[skittlebrau 474]

They are in training at St Ed’s. First preseason match is on the 19th and closed to fans/media. Pretty sure some of us are going to test what closed means.

[skittlebrau 474]

Houston opening with 30% capacity. Should be pretty close to their normal attendance. Starting to think Austin will be at 75-100% come June.

 

 

[skittlebrau 474]

First match should be announced any moment now.

[Somnio 751]

[Guest Lobo]

1 hour ago, skittlebrau said:

First match should be announced any moment now.

Have to admit, I'm getting anxious.  I assume since we're an expansion franchise, maybe they'll be courteous to us and give us a home match to open on 4/17.  Then again, the punch list on the stadium is long

Edited March 10, 2021 by Lobo

[MidTexHorn 822]

4/17 at LAFC - first match nationally televised on Fox at 4:30

6/19 vs San Jose at 8:00 - home opener

[CooterBrown 18272]

Of course I’m out of town for the opener. Maybe I can get a premium for my 4 seats.

[pied 252]

1 hour ago, MidTexHorn said:

4/17 at LAFC - first match nationally televised on Fox at 4:30

6/19 vs San Jose at 8:00 - home opener

What am I missing? Why a two month break?

[LonghornSean 4072]

Hell yeah. Brother's wedding is in Raleigh June 12.  Was gonna be majorly bummed if the home opener fell that weekend. Bro, dad, and I have season tickets.

[LonghornSean 4072]

1 hour ago, pied said:

What am I missing? Why a two month break?

Could be wrong, but believe it's to get infrastructure/permits/etc finalized to get the Stadium fully operational

Edited March 10, 2021 by LonghornSean

[pied 252]

8 minutes ago, LonghornSean said:

Could be wrong, but believe it's to get infrastructure/permits/etc finalized to get the Stadium fully operational

 

 

I also thnk I'm an idiot.  I think this is only a partial schedule.  Didn't think through that.  Just saw a few away games and then the gap.

[Guest Lobo]

4 hours ago, LonghornSean said:

 fully operational

Dude, it's a big pitch of grass with some cheap plastic seats.  Not a weaponized space station   

Serious question---since we'll have the first 9 weeks of exclusively road matches (totaling probably 10-12).  Doesn't that mean the back-end of the schedule will be packed with home matches and just a handful of roadies?  To the tune of 17 home, maybe 5-7 away with a handful of friendlies mixed in?  I know it's a dumb question, but is there some way they usually handle expansion teams with new stadiums in the first few months of their inaugural season so they can finish up on anything on the punch list?  

[skittlebrau 474]

Yeah, should be twice as many home games as road games once the stadium opens.

I think we will have a pretty good away crowd for Colorado. Booked my flight to Denver.

[Napoleon 8800]

On 3/6/2021 at 9:44 AM, skittlebrau said:

Houston opening with 30% capacity. Should be pretty close to their normal attendance. Starting to think Austin will be at 75-100% come June.

Dallas can only dream of 30% capacity.

Actually, I think that 30% capacity is deemed "a SELL OUT" in Dallas Frisco.

Dallas makes their money selling players, not tickets.

[Somnio 751]

7 hours ago, Napoleon said:

Dallas can only dream of 30% capacity.

Actually, I think that 30% capacity is deemed "a SELL OUT" in Dallas Frisco.

Dallas makes their money selling players, not tickets.

What are the chances of another team finding a home in central Dallas one day?

LA and NY have two teams each.  Aren't there about 8 million people living in DFW these days?

[Napoleon 8800]

1 hour ago, Somnio said:

What are the chances of another team finding a home in central Dallas one day?

LA and NY have two teams each.  Aren't there about 8 million people living in DFW these days?

If the USA were a “Promotion/Relegation” country?

100% CHANCE
 

But this is a “Purchase a Franchise” league and the Hunts are the #1 Family in the History of Professional Soccer in the USA, so the chance of another franchise in Central Dallas happening is...

0%... ZERO... NIL, NEIN, NADA!

[skittlebrau 474]

Also a smooth move by the Hunts putting the US Soccer Hall of Fame in Frisco. Makes it that much harder to wrest the club away and relocate it somewhere people will care.

[pied 252]

FCD and original Dallas Burn season ticket holder here.  Have been following the Austin FC development from a far.  I'll be honest, if it were in a different state, I'd probably just switch but that seems wrong.  Soon we'll be rivals but I'll have soft spot for some time I think.

It's weird how many soccer fans there are in DFW, but FCD sees to have ignored so many of us.  Packed bars for Liverpool/manu/Spurs/etc. games and especially for the USMNT, but they haven't been able to use that to generate/hold the interest from that community. 

Some is likely the stadium location, but there are bigger issues imo.  Hope Austin avoids those.  

[Somnio 751]

1 hour ago, pied said:

FCD and original Dallas Burn season ticket holder here.  Have been following the Austin FC development from a far.  I'll be honest, if it were in a different state, I'd probably just switch but that seems wrong.  Soon we'll be rivals but I'll have soft spot for some time I think.

It's weird how many soccer fans there are in DFW, but FCD sees to have ignored so many of us.  Packed bars for Liverpool/manu/Spurs/etc. games and especially for the USMNT, but they haven't been able to use that to generate/hold the interest from that community. 

Some is likely the stadium location, but there are bigger issues imo.  Hope Austin avoids those.  

I imagine the stadium in Frisco is a major obstacle. 

I live in South Austin, but going to Q2 Stadium isn't a deal breaker.  It's really not that far, and there are a lot of different options to get up that way.

If Q2 was in Round Rock or Cedar Park attending a match would rarely even be a consideration.

Edited March 12, 2021 by Somnio

[skittlebrau 474]

2 hours ago, pied said:

FCD and original Dallas Burn season ticket holder here.  Have been following the Austin FC development from a far.  I'll be honest, if it were in a different state, I'd probably just switch but that seems wrong.  Soon we'll be rivals but I'll have soft spot for some time I think.

It's weird how many soccer fans there are in DFW, but FCD sees to have ignored so many of us.  Packed bars for Liverpool/manu/Spurs/etc. games and especially for the USMNT, but they haven't been able to use that to generate/hold the interest from that community. 

Some is likely the stadium location, but there are bigger issues imo.  Hope Austin avoids those.  

We interviewed Jon Arnold a couple weeks ago and he talked about how FCD doesn't really know what they want to be and that their marketing game is pretty weak. You can't sell out stadiums just appealing to soccer moms in Frisco.

[pied 252]

I live in the burbs(Flower Mound) but drive in a decent amount to catch Liverpool games in Addison.  My kid plays soccer (in town) all over the place and don't mind driving that far. I was at the opening game in '96 and when they opened up Toyota Stadium, which I LOVE.  We get out to a game or two a season, but my issue is that I kinda just don't know or care about the team.  I try every once in awhile, but there's only so many %&$+s to give and FCD/the Burn haven't given me any through the years.  

Regarding the stadium location I'd say it doesn't help, but not a deal breaker for a lot of us.  

Hard to get excited about the club and that speaks to the marketing game you refer to.  Who is FCD?  A club that develop a ton of home growns and where McKennie played his youth soccer.  yea....

 

[Somnio 751]

 

[Somnio 751]

 

[Somnio 751]

https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/texas-most-popular-soccer-team-before-ever-playing-a-match/

[Zepol87 9308]

Any reason the Austin Front office is shitting on the supporter groups having a hand in the new name for the Texas rivalry and trophy? Had our meeting with our front office and basically Houston and Dallas are on board but Austin wants a corporate sponsor lol 

[skittlebrau 474]

30 minutes ago, Zepol87 said:

Any reason the Austin Front office is shitting on the supporter groups having a hand in the new name for the Texas rivalry and trophy? Had our meeting with our front office and basically Houston and Dallas are on board but Austin wants a corporate sponsor lol 

I’ve heard conflicting stories on this. Pretty sure that’s not the case. Saying this as a very early participant in the conversation.

Edited March 13, 2021 by skittlebrau

[Somnio 751]

No clue, but if I were to speculate I'd say they've seen what kind of stupid names people come up with in naming contests.  I read something a couple of days ago where someone was proposing Austin FC should have an Ice Bat be their mascot.

Also, why not get paid?  There are corporate sponsors for virtually everything in MLS.  Q2, Yeti, St. David's, Netspend... I'm not sure why anyone would expect differently.

[Zepol87 9308]

Yea that is the way for new MLS I get that. Houston and Dallas seem to be onboard from what we had in our meeting but Austin was a hard no. Yeti Texas Cup brought to you by TABC coming up!!! Dallas vs Chicago with Brimstone is solid as is Dallas vs Houston with El Capitan

Edited March 13, 2021 by Zepol87

[Somnio 751]

I get it, but as a relevant anecdote I will mention I've never heard anyone in conversation talk about the AT&T Red River Showdown.  I don't think the official name has detracted from or tarnished the rivalry.